leather
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)A piece of the above used for polishing.
- 3.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)A cricket ball or football.
- 4.
(countable, plural, uncountable)(plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
- 5.
(countable, uncountable)(baseball) A good defensive play
Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
- 6.
(countable, uncountable)(boxing) A punch.
- 7.
(countable, dated, humorous, uncountable)The skin.
- 8.
(abbreviation, alt of, clipping, countable, uncountable)Clipping of fruit leather.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable)Made of leather.
Đồng nghĩa: leathern
- 2.
(not comparable)Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.
- 3.
(not comparable)Referring to an establishment of familial relations through agreed sexual or romantic deviance.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To cover with leather.
- 2.
(ambitransitive)To form a leathery surface (on).
- 3.
(transitive)To strike forcefully.
He leathered the ball all the way down the street.
- 4.
(transitive)To spank or beat with a leather belt or strap.
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From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (leather), from *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (leather), possibly borrowed from *ɸlitrom, *letros, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro- (skin, hide).